ABOUT US
MicroschoolingNV, an initiative of Nevada Action for School Options, is working hard to create a community of effective, affiliated microschools, both in Nevada and in other locations across the nation. Our flagship Nevada microschool, the Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy, showed what microschools powered by world-class learning tools and cutting-edge personalized learning approaches, can accomplish. Let us help you build a model that works for your learners and needs.
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As a nonprofit, our work to help you is at no cost to you. We can create and design a microschool around your needs and budget.
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If you're interested in learning more, contact us at ashley@nevadaaction.org.
Don Soifer is President of Nevada Action for School Options, a nonpartisan “action tank” he founded in 2017 to support the growth of diverse choices of rich, high-quality and personalized educational opportunities for all students.
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Prior to moving to Nevada, he served as Executive Vice President of the Lexington Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Arlington, VA that he cofounded in 1998. Soifer directed the institute’s education and other domestic-policy research programs. He also created and ran the Lexington Education Leadership Award Fellowship, the nation’s first national fellowship for school district leaders supporting personalized learning with technical partners Education Elements.
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He is also a fellow with the Aspen-Pahara Institute Education Fellowship.
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Soifer’s research has been published and discussed in many of the nation’s most influential news publications and journals, and cited by policy decision makers at all levels of government, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
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He has testified before the U.S. Congress on several occasions, in official hearings of various federal and state agencies and legislatures, and appears regularly on television and radio programs around the country.
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Soifer served an unprecedented three mayor-appointed, Council-confirmed terms on the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board beginning in 2008. He was widely regarded as a driving force for one of the nation’s most successful charter authorizers as it instituted systems for prioritizing quality for the 120+ schools overseen, via a national model accountability framework, equity, transparency and responsible authorizing.
Ashley Campbell is Chief of Staff at Nevada Action for School Options. Before coming to Nevada Action for School Options, Ashley was the Assistant Director for The Pinecrest Foundation and the Community Coordinator for Pinecrest Academy, Horizon Campus.
Ashley oversaw many initiatives, including teacher initiatives geared towards teacher retention and addressing the teacher shortage. In addition, Ashley worked in project development, raising funds for underserved students and student scholarships.
As Community Coordinator, Ashley was responsible for implementing many programs at Pinecrest Horizon, such as annual block parties and family nights. She was instrumental in increasing enrollment by 7% in 2019.
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Before joining Pinecrest, Ashley worked in the independent film market as both an actress and producer. Producing films gave Ashley experience in leading multiple teams, as well as overseeing projects with a variety of budgets. Working as an actress provided Ashley the opportunity to learn from industry professionals, such as Matt Damon and Elijah Wood.
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Ashley is committed to improving education, and firmly believes that the best way to do that is to ensure that educational opportunities not only exist, but thrive.
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